It hasn’t been definitively proven that football causes CTE, Fedora said during his appearance at Atlantic Coast Conference media days, but the fact that the connection has been made has impacted how people view the sport.
“Our game is under attack,” Fedora said. “I fear that the game will be pushed so far from what we know that we won’t recognize it 10 years from now. And if it does, our country will go down, too.”
Fedora also relayed the following anecdote: He spoke with a general – military branch unknown – and asked what made America’s forces the strongest in the world. It’s because the U.S. is the only country that plays football, the general replied, per Fedora.
I didn't know where to post, and there's not much more in the article. However, I thought it was a fascinating stance for a college football coach to take.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/acc/2018/07/18/larry-fedora-worries-change-football-country-go-down/796288002/
